The city, which has Roman and Moorish heritage nestles comfortably at the foot of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of the Darro, Genil, Monachil and Beiro rivers. From here there are a great number of amazing mountain routes to cycle, and you are only a couple of hours’ ride from the coast too.

Active cycling holidays in Granada offer cyclists of all abilities every possible kind of two wheeled experience. Whether you want to challenge yourself on tough mountain climbs or prefer to take an easy spin through beautiful mountain villages before descending down to the city itself. With such spectacular landscapes and benign weather, you will wonder why you ever went anywhere else.